I am desperate for help, support, and friends. I've got to c

I am sorta new here also but am very shy about posting. I live in the middle of nowhere so no neighbors or anything. Family are the only people I talk to, no friends to speak of 'cause hubby doesn't trust anyone so we don't have any. He wants me to stay home all the time, even when he goes out of town for work. He is always calling to make sure I am home. I had breast cancer close to 5 years ago & I need for me to lose weight so I can feel better about the surgeries that happened to me. I read others post & get help from them. I hope you can get as much help as I have. If you want you can count me as a friend. You will be my first. :indifferent:

Having just fully joined the MFP community this past week, I can still identify with that overwhelming feeling of how much work I will have to put forth in order to lose weight and the sadness that my weight impacts my daily life and the extent to which I can do certain things--in my job and otherwise. There are so many of us that feel the same pain and the same haunt of past unsuccessful attempts to gain weight. BUT....positive self-talk and creating a positive, versus defeatist, attitude toward losing weight can really make a difference. Telling yourself, every step of the way, that you can do it, celebrating smaller accomplishments such as entering your food everyday or meeting your goal for exercise for the day or week. One of the most important things is to establish a support system, and you have taken steps toward creating that. I have some other things I can share with you, that have worked to keep me motivated, invested, and encouraged this first week. Contact me if you would like to know more. At the least, count me in as part of your support network! :happy:

Remember, you have to start somewhere and the fact you are here looking for support is a tremendous step. I work in a hospital and I imagine it is a lot like a nursing facility: very difficult to maintain healthy eating while working! Go figure. Everyone brings in doughnuts and candy to share and patients and families give you sweets as a thank you all the time. When you are strapped for time it is tempting to just snack through the whole day, or worse, order a pizza to get through. What has helped me is to bring everything I am going to eat all day and only eat what I bring. Think ahead and bring plenty of heathy, filling snacks to have around if you get really tempted. And the hardest for me, was to learn to say no when people offered me brownies or cookies or order in food with the group. Keep logging your food intake, move around a little more each day and slowly you will see big changes! Feel free to add me if you need more support.

I have a nutrition club where we help people lose weight with good nutrition. I lost 42 lbs in 8 weeks without exercise. I felt so good about the results I started helping others do the same. My wife lost 32 lbs in 6 weeks and went from a size 18 down to a size 10. We have a "Weightloss Challenge" where we meet once a week for 30 minutes to weigh in and have a nutritional education class on how your body metabolizes food, what foods to look for, how to shop at the grocery stores better, and even how to go through a drive thru when you have to. I don't know where you are located. I am in Tyler, Tx at Nutrition Destination. I have several colleges who have nutrition clubs all over the U.S. Email me at shakeup@att.net so I can refer you to one and you can check it out for yourself for free.

You'll be okay.
I know I wasn't losing any weight until I started using this site. It really helped exceptionally well.

I agree with everyone else..........we are all in the same boat one way or another some of us just have more weight to lose than others but we all need support and encouragement along the way.........keep me in mind if you need a friend. I am sick of the roller coaster dieting and could use the support from others too.......those who love me keep telling me I am fine just the way I am but I don't feel fine and want to change the way I look -- so if we all stick together we CAN and WILL make this happen! have a great day

You can do it! We will all be here to support you! I have been over weight pretty much my whole life and I recently had a baby so now i have an extra 10 pounds added on ( I gained 25 pounds with my pregnancy and have not been able to budge the last 10, not even a little bit!) I have about 110 pounds to loose, but this site is great! I also work in the healthcare field at a nursing home actually as an occupational therapist. Healthcare can be a very stressful career and at least for me I tend to eat when I am stressed or when I am charting on patients at the computer in the afternoon. You can add me if you want. :happy:

Please feel free to add me. The more the merrier! I'm sure you will do well! ;0)

Welcome! Sounds like you have a plan in mind and know you can and will do this. There is nothing we can't do as long as we try. So you got this!! We are all here for you. Take one day at a time. Good luck! I'll send a friend request your way.

Good for you and welcome! This place is amazing! I'd be more than happy to offer all the support you need! Taking the first step says a lot about who you are, so you're already making progress!